Dan Walker makes heart-wrenching plea to fans as he marks Gary Speed's 13th death anniversary

Former Football Focus presenter Dan Walker shared an affectional connection arsenic the satellite marked the 13th day of Gary Speed's death

The satellite of shot was rocked by the daze decease of Gary Speed 13 years agone contiguous (Wednesday, November 27).

Gary was conscionable 42-years-old and near down 2 teenage sons and wife, Louise, erstwhile helium died by termination successful 2011. At the time, players, pundits and fans came unneurotic to wage their respects to the Wales manager, who had a palmy playing vocation with the likes of Newcastle United. One idiosyncratic visibly affected by his tragic passing was pundit and pal Dan Walker.

Gary had been a impermanent connected Football Focus the time earlier his death, and Dan Walker, who hosted the amusement astatine the time, has present pleaded with his followers to look retired for signs those closest to them mightiness beryllium struggling. Alongside a black-and-white representation of Gary, Dan wrote connected Instagram : "13 years ago. Maybe contiguous is simply a close clip to scope retired to that person oregon substance that mate who you deliberation mightiness beryllium struggling. #GarySpeed."

His station was met with a question of affection. Among those replying to his station was Zoe Ball, who wrote: "Love to you DW and to Gary's household contiguous and always." Eamonn Holmes and Tony Bellew were besides among Dan's followers to person liked his message.

Dan regularly shares tributes to the erstwhile footballer and antecedently broke down erstwhile discussing his friend. In a touching video marking the 10th day of the star's death, Dan elaborate precisely wherever helium was erstwhile helium got the quality of Speed's decease the greeting aft presenting with him.

"As I looked astatine my telephone determination was a telephone from Alan," helium said arsenic helium wiped distant tears. "He didn't adjacent accidental hello, helium conscionable said 'Have you heard astir Gary'. I retrieve I conscionable walked home, truly numb."

He besides shared the affectional video connected his societal media astatine the time, writing: "I anticipation this helps someone." He recalled however "people were heartbroken" astatine the news, with tributes paid to the 42-year-old successful the days and weeks aft his death.

Now, connected the 13th day the connection remains conscionable arsenic strong. Gary's erstwhile teams, including Newcastle United, Leeds United and Bolton Wanderers, paid tribute connected Twitter/X, with messages saying helium volition ne'er beryllium forgotten. Pundit Chris Kamara besides wrote: "13 years agone contiguous we mislaid Gary Speed. Speedo was thing other & you sometimes perceive the operation banded astir “everybody loved him” but I tin guarantee you, everybody did successful Speedo’s lawsuit RIP."

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